Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-23

Certificates of number may be cancelled or voided under the following circumstances: (a) Surrender of certificate for cancellation; (b) Issuance of a new number for the same vessel; (c) Issuance of a marine document by the Bureau of Customs for the same vessel; (d) False or fraudulent certification in an application for number; (e) Willful mutilation, defacing, or altering of a number.